Tag Archive: flight data recorder

Survivor speaks of Yemenia crash

A 12-year-old girl thought to be the only survivor of the Yemenia air crash has told how she was thrown into the ocean and watched her aircraft sink. Baya Bakari told her father at a hospital in Yemen that she …

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Turkish Airliner Crashes at Amsterdam Airport, Killing 9 People

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A Turkish airliner carrying 134 people crashed at Amsterdam’s main airport Wednesday, killing nine people and injuring more than 50 others. The airliner crashed into a muddy field just short of Amsterdam main airport mid-morning local time, breaking into three …

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Investigators hunting clues in Denver jet accident

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DENVER (AP) — Investigators took photos and measurements at the charred wreckage of a Continental Airlines jet Monday, searching for clues about why the plane veered off a runway and skidded into a shallow ravine. The twin-engine Boeing 737-500 still …

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Divers recover Airbus cockpit box

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French search divers have recovered the cockpit voice recorder from the Airbus plane that crashed in the Mediterranean killing all seven people on board. The black box was to be dried out in Paris before data was retrieved, said Air …

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Qantas plane had glitch before altitude plunge

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SYDNEY, Australia – Qantas Airways said Thursday it will financially compensate all passengers who were on board a plane that made a terrifying plunge this week, tossing people around the cabin and injuring dozens. Every passenger will receive an airfare …

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